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Create a New Device

For creating a new device, go to [Tools] - [I/O Devices] or click on the icon in the toolbar.

The following images shows the first step of creating a new device.

I/O Device Name: Give a device name. This name will be used in the Tag configuration window of the database accompanied by the Station Name.

Select a Device Type

After selecting [Ok] in the previous step, the ‘Serial Communication configuration’ dialog box will show up.

Select ‘DELTA TAU PMAC Drive’ in the Device Type ‘Device Type’ dropdown menu. Then, configure the proper serial communication parameters (9600bps, no parity, 8 data bits, and 1 stop bit recommended).

Create a Station

Move to the [Station] tab of the 'Serial Communication Configuration' dialog box. In this dialog box, all the connected PLC stations can be configured and registered to the Xpanel.

Station Name: Give a name to the PLC. This name will be used in the database window, accompanied by the Device Name.

Station Type: Choose the ‘PMAC-Once Device’ (no other type can be selected).

Network ID: This field has no effect.

Station No.: Specify a number between 0 and 15.

16bits Data Swap: This field has no effect.

32bits Data Swap: This field has no effect.

String Data Swap: This field has no effect.

Using Checksum: This field has no effect.

Comm. Error Message pop Up: If this item is checked, Xpanel displays a communication error message at every Rx and Tx error. Otherwise, Xpanel does not display an error message. However, if there is an error when writing a tag value to the station value, the notification message will pop up. This message box automatically closes after 5 seconds.